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Creating an HBase Cluster

You can centrally manage clusters with CloudTable. A cluster is necessary for using CloudTable. This section describes how to create a cluster on the CloudTable console.

HBase clusters support two billing modes: pay-per-use and yearly/monthly. The pay-per-use billing mode is used by default when you create a cluster. In pay-per-use mode, compute units are charged by the duration you use them, with a billing cycle of one hour. With this mode, you can start or stop a cluster at any time and pay what you use. The yearly/monthly billing mode is recommended for long-term users to enjoy a larger discount. You can also customize a CloudTable HBase cluster with specified computing capabilities and storage space to meet your business needs.

Created HBase clusters can be accessed without passing Kerberos authentication. If you have requirements on cluster access security, you are advised to use the HBase component on MRS.

Creating a Cluster

  1. Log in to the CloudTable console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
  3. Click Purchase Cluster. The Purchase Cluster page is displayed.
  4. Configure basic cluster information by referring to the following table.

    Figure 1 Configuring basic cluster information
    Table 1 Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Region

    Working zone of the cluster.

    For more information about regions, see Regions and Endpoints.

    AZ

    Select the AZ associated with the cluster's region.

    For more information, see Regions and AZs.

    Billing Mode

    Select Pay-per-use or Yearly/Monthly.

    Required Duration

    This option is available only when Billing Mode is set to Yearly/Monthly. Configure this parameter based on your service requirements.

    Auto-renew

    If you select Auto-renew when creating a cluster, the system will automatically renew your subscription before it expires.
    Figure 2 Cluster configuration
    Table 2 Network configuration parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    Name of a cluster.

    A cluster name must start with a letter and contain 4 to 32 letters, digits, and hyphens (-). It cannot contain other special characters.

    VPC

    A VPC is a secure, isolated, and logical network environment.

    You can select an existing VPC or click View VPC to create a new one.

    For details about how to create a VPC, see User Guide > VPC and Subnet > Creating a VPC in Virtual Private Cloud.

    Subnet

    A subnet provides dedicated network resources that are logically isolated from other networks, improving network security.

    A subnet is automatically created when a VPC is created. If you want to create a subnet, you can refer to Virtual Private CloudUser Guide > VPC and Subnet > Creating a Subnet for the VPC.

    NOTE:

    When creating a cluster, ensure that the network segment of the subnet is within the VPC network segment. For details, see VPC and Subnet Planning Suggestions.

    Security Group

    A security group is used to control ECS access within a security group or between security groups by defining access rules. You can define different access control rules for a security group. These rules can specify which ECS ports or protocols are accessible and can be used to control inbound and outbound network traffic of VMs. After an ECS is added to the security group, it is protected by these access control rules. ECSs that do not belong to the security group cannot communicate with ECSs in the security group.

    The underlying compute unit of a CloudTable cluster is ECS. In terms of security and stable service running, the ECSs must be added to the same security group in the same VPC. VPCs isolate networks and security groups specify which ports and protocols can be opened in the VPC.

    You can use an existing security group or click View Security Group to create a new one.

    For more information about security groups, see Security Group in the Virtual Private Cloud User Guide.

    Database Engine

    Select the type of cluster to be created.
    Figure 3 Master/Core nodes
    Table 3 Master node configuration

    Parameter

    Description

    Compute

    Select proper compute specifications based on service requirements. Each specification displays the CPU, memory, and recommended application scenarios of a single node.

    NOTE:
    • Available compute specifications:
      • 4U16G
      • 8U16G
      • 8U32G
      • 16U32G
      • 16U64G
      • 32U64G

    Storage

    Ultra-high I/O is recommended.

    Nodes

    Use the default value 2.
    Table 4 Core node configuration

    Parameter

    Description

    Compute

    Select proper compute specifications based on service requirements. Each specification displays the CPU, memory, and recommended application scenarios of a single node.

    NOTE:
    • Available compute specifications:
      • 4U16G
      • 8U16G
      • 8U32G
      • 16U32G
      • 16U64G
      • 32U64G

    Storage

    Select the disk specifications and capacity of the HBase compute node.

    NOTE:
    • Available storage specifications:
      • Common I/O
      • High I/O
      • Ultra-high I/O
    • The capacity ranges from 400 GB to 30,000 GB per node.

    Nodes

    Set the number of nodes in a cluster. The value ranges from 2 to 20.

    Advanced Feature

    Whether to enable the cold and hot separation feature. You can toggle it on to enable this feature.

    Enterprise Project

    You can group related cloud resources (for example, resources used for the same purpose) and manage them by enterprise project.

    NOTE:
    • You can delete a user that was authorized to manage an enterprise project if the enterprise's business has changed and the user should not have the permissions to manage the enterprise project.
    • You can delete a user or multiple users.
    • After a user that was authorized to manage an enterprise project is deleted, the user cannot manage the enterprise project. If the user needs to manage the enterprise project, authorize the user to manage the enterprise project again.

  5. Click Next.
  6. Confirm the details of the order and click Submit. The cluster creation task is submitted successfully.
  7. Click Back to Cluster List to view the cluster status.

    The cluster creation task takes some time. The initial status of the cluster is Creating. After the cluster is created, the cluster status changes to In service.

  8. Submit the creation task of a yearly/monthly cluster.

    Click Pay. On the displayed purchase page, confirm the information, select a proper payment method, and confirm the payment.

    Return to the console and check the cluster status. Cluster creation takes some time. The initial status of the cluster is Creating. After the cluster is created, the cluster status changes to In service.

Parent topic: Managing Clusters